Aug
2007
Leadville 100: The Race Across The Sky!
Posted by Carl Hutzler
When most people think of a long race, they think of a marathon, 26.2 miles run on a flat paved surface.
But there are much longer races than a marathon….
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Aug
2007
Maroon Bells and the Leadville 100: August 2007
Posted by Carl Hutzler
On Monday, August 13th, I flew to Salt Lake City to meet up with Davy Crockett, Brad Clements, and David Hansen for our annual “man trip” into the woods. As best we can remember, this is the 13th annual meeting of our group aptly named “A bunch of Mormons and a Jew”…..me being the jewish guy.
In years past we have visited many amazing places in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, California, and Arizona. This year we would hit Colorado for the first time and hike the Four Passes Loop trail near Aspen. The trail is in an area called the Maroon Bells and is a loop trail which circumnavigates the main feature of the area, Colorado’s 27th highest peak, Maroon Peak which stands at 14,156 feet.
Maroon Peak from Maroon Lake